Genoa climate — normals and trends
Genoa (Italy) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,264 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Genoa averages 25 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Genoa has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 39 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 28 June 2019) and the coldest -15.5 °C (on 22 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 44.40°, 8.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
15.1°C
Average daily low
9.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,264mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
17.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.1 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.9 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest day
-15.5 °C
22 January 1942
Wettest day
132 mm
16 October 1980
Windiest day
46.2 km/h
30 October 2018
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
29 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-20.9 °C
22 January 1942
Snowiest day
40.8 cm
17 February 1967
Sunniest day
15.0 h
27 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 246 mm | +146 mm |
| Feb | 8.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 190 mm | +88 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 113 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 122 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 36 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 89 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 141 mm | +61 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 117 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 107 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 144 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 159 mm | +44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Genoa?
Genoa has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,264 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Genoa?
The hottest day measured in Genoa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2019, reaching 32.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Genoa?
The coldest day measured in Genoa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1942, at -15.5 °C.
Does it snow in Genoa?
Yes. Genoa gets on average 46.1 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of Genoa warmed?
Yes: Genoa warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Genoa?
The wettest day measured in Genoa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1980, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Genoa?
The windiest day measured in Genoa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 2018, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Genoa?
The warmest month in Genoa is July (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Genoa?
Genoa receives on average 1,264 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Genoa?
Genoa gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Genoa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Genoa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1967, with 40.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Genoa?
Yes: Genoa has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Genoa?
In Genoa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 28 June 2019, and the lowest was -20.9 °C on 22 January 1942.
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